Well when suicide rates are at an 80-year high, while the lack of a social safety net continues to deny people the dignity of life after work... well it's not a huge leap.

It wrong to say it's capitalism, since every avenue of governance is plagued by the same monopolization of power and wealth, but when capitalism is held as closely by some as their religious beliefs; and these same beliefs are manipulated so as to convince people to vote against the construction of said social safety net.... well. again, not a huge leap.

Ah yes, never "the time" to talk about this work camp of a supposed society, especially when the suffering of its victims is brought up.

I'm ghoulish to cope with the absurdity of what we are coerced into doing to ourselves. Others cope by pretending there's nothing wrong, even that they love propagating this exploitation/value maximization trap.

I'm not using this person's father as an agitprop. That would imply I have reasonable hope for change for the better in our times. There is not. Too far captured, too far propagandized. That said, one thing I won't let them have is my silent, obedient consent as they toss their dead capital batteries without a thought after spending most of their very real lives in service to running up their ego scores that have no meaningful impact on their already gluttonous lifestyles. If that makes me the bastard in your eyes, so be it, I'm a bastard if it makes you happy. I'm the bad guy.

It's also true.

Hear, hear.

It’s been studied. Books have been written about alienation and isolation in capitalism.